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benjamin cooley 1811–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1811

Birth Location: Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America

Death Date: 7 January 1881

Death Location: Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Samuel Cooley

Mother: Polly dike

Spouse(s): clarissa wood

Children(s): Andrew cooley, Samuel Cooley, Maretta Schenck

benjamin cooley was born in 1811 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America, the child of Samuel Cooley And Polly Dike. benjamin cooley married Clarissa Wood, and had children including Andrew Wood Cooley, Maretta Schenck, Samuel Beach Cooley. benjamin cooley passed away in 1881 in Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • benjamin cooley was born in 1811 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America, the child of Samuel Cooley And Polly Dike.
  • benjamin cooley married Clarissa Wood, and had children including Andrew Wood Cooley, Maretta Schenck, Samuel Beach Cooley.
  • benjamin cooley passed away in 1881 in Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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benjamin cooley's Ancestors

Self
benjamin cooley
1811–1881
Birth Place: Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Cooley
1775–1846
Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
Polly dike
1781–1838
Vermont, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin Cooley
1747–1810
ruth beach
1756–1825
Great-Grandparents
benjamin Cooley
1701–1790
mary needham
1725–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
benjaimin Cooley
1681–1745
margaret bliss
1683–1721

benjamin cooley's Descendants

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benjamin cooley (7 August 1811–7 January 1881) m. clarissa wood (16 March 1814–23 February 1887)
  1. 1. Andrew (Wood) cooley 1837–1887 m. Mary (Asenath) Cooley 1846–1909 m. Rachel (Caroline) Coon 1848–1939 m. Ann Hazen 1854–1943 m. Mary (Jane) Jenkins 1844–1933 m. Diana (Elizabeth) Briggs 1840–1894
    1. 1. Marcus (Robert) Cooley 1872–1954
    2. 2. Alva (Lorenzo) Cooley 1876–1951
    3. 3. Ezra (Hazen) Cooley 1876–1957
    4. 4. Isabelle Fish 1874–1956
    5. 5. Oscar (Wood) Cooley 1879–1940
    6. 6. Samuel (Beach) Cooley 1882–1891
    7. 7. Andrew (Wood) Cooley 1882–1964
    8. 8. Lucretia (May) Eldredge 1877–1962
    9. 9. Ethel (Clarissa) Walker 1883–1968
    10. 10. Mary (Ann) Christensen 1878–1970
    11. 11. Walter (Andrew) Cooley 1887–1976
    12. 12. Martha (Jane) Clarke 1880–1968
    13. 13. Maretta (Elizabeth) Cooley 1872–1886
    14. 14. Ida (Belle) Cooley 1870–1873
    15. 15. Samuel (Beach) Cooley 1869–1869
    16. 16. Clarissa (Maretta) Cooley 1867–1894
    17. 17. Andrew (Benjamin) Cooley 1869–1871
    18. 18. George (William) Cooley 1873–1874
    19. 19. Chester (Neal) Cooley 1876–1877
    20. 20. Ghesa (Herald) Cooley 1878–1880
    21. 21. May (Asenath) Clarkson 1885–1918
    22. 22. John (Samuel) Cooley 1874–1874
    23. 23. Inez Parsons 1883–1957
    24. 24. Frances (Ann) Rigby 1887–1975
    25. 25. Abraham (Coon) Cooley 1884–1974
    26. 26. Melissa (Jane) Speirs 1877–1941
    27. 27. Arthur (Dyke) Cooley 1885–1971
    28. 28. James (William) Cooley 1870–1880
    29. 29. John (Benjamin) Cooley 1871–1873
    30. 30. Henry (Wood) Cooley 1873–1960
    31. 31. Fanny (Elizabeth) Cooley 1880–1957
    32. 32. Melissa (Benetta) Cooley 1871–1872
  2. 2. Samuel (Beach) Cooley 1833–1898
  3. 3. Maretta Schenck 1840–1864

benjamin cooley's Timeline

2 Records

1811
7 August 1811
Birth of benjamin cooley in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
1881
7 January 1881
Age 70
Death of benjamin cooley in Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America
Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1811
    Event Place: Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1881
    Event Place: Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Romeo, Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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